Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-20

The Enginoer Of the Passenger Train
Found Dead With His Hand on
the Inefiectiye Air Brake.
A Big Fire On Broadway In the City
Of New York, Which Threaten
ed the Casino Theatre
and NOrmandio
Hotel.


VI. AnOAA0s ~uiy AS OAAOSA Va
killed and badly wounded in the railroad dis
aster yesterday are nineteen and the injured
about forty. After the collision occurred
the passengers commenced emerging from
the car windows every available means
of egress being taken advantage of. A ma
iority OF the passengers in the car next to
the engine had been got out when the engine
plunged into the train. Engineer Donnelly
was found in the cab with his hand on the
lever still as if endeavoring to make the
air brakes work. To add additional hor-
ror to the affair the first section of the
train which the passenger train plunged
into consisted of two cars containing tanks
of crude oil, a car loaded with barrels of re-
fined oil, aud almost before the passengers
heard the crash of the collision it was fol-
lowed by
A TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION.
which could be heard for miles. A pyramid
uf fire and black clouds lowered up in the
air, and in a moment sheets Of fire reached
the cut and enveloped the cars, dwellings
and warehouses in the vicinity. The burn
ing oil was scattered around in all direc-
tions, setting fire to Griffin's coal and salt
warehouses, J.L. Campbell's dwelling and
watch house and other structures in the
vicinity, destroying all these, and causing q
loss OF about $4,000.
THE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES
reported is fully 100. No further deaths
has been reported. An investigation will be
held in regard to the cause OF the accident.
It is claimed the main cauee of the disaster
was the failure of the air brakes to work.
The track is now clear and wires will be in
working order shortly.
A Big Blaze.
New YORK, July 16.-A fire was dis
covered about 3 o'clock this morning in the
five story brick building of the Metropoli-
tan storage warehouse on Thirty-eight
street, between Broadway and Sixth
Avenue. In a few moments the flames
mounted up through the structure, finding
ready food in the light stuff stored there.
Before the firemen arrived the whole place
was a "a ing furnace. The warehouse
formed an IL" within the Casino building,
and for whileit was feared that the beauti.
full temple OF Light Opera would be in ashes,
but it was saved by the strenuous efforts
of the .iiremen. The Hotel Normandie,
quite near, was set on fire from the de-
sparks, and the guests were
HuRRIEDLY SUMMONED TO LEAVE.
The fire was soon extinguisbed however
and the guests being reassured. went back
to their rooms. Soon after the iremen
had got to work at the Storage Warehouse
building, a terrific explosion occurred and
seven firemen were blown through the win
dows to the street, all of them were severe
ly injured. The business was conducted by
Solon Radabake and the buildings and
land are the property of the Goliet estate.
The damage is estimated at half million.
1t is thought it may be much more. The
warehouse was used by New Workers, who
are out of town and contained furniture,
paintings and valuable brio brac OF all
kinds.
rpnNT THE FIRE